The mother of a man who was shot in the chest says she still wants answers a year after his death., external

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Abdul Rahman suffered fatal injuries in Stratford Place, Highgate, Birmingham, on 15 May 2018.

In a statement, his mother Assma said she was "so proud" of her son but that, 12 months on, "the pain is still the same".

West Midlands Police said it had carried out an "extensive" murder investigation, which is continuing, but no-one had been arrested or charged after Mr Rahman's death.

Jodie Looker
Newsreader, BBC Radio Stoke

A fresh bid for £3.9m of lottery funding for a new history centre is being launched.

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In October, an attempt to get the cash from the Heritage Lottery Fund for the Staffordshire History Centre scheme was rejected.

But the county council wants to put in a revised application at the end of this month for the cash. , external

If successful, it'll be used with fundraising of £1.8m for a new extension and remodelling of Staffordshire Records Office and the William Salt Library in Stafford.

West Bromwich Albion caretaker boss James Shan says he has been told he will have a future at the club after their play-off exit.

BBC Sport

Warwickshire will be after quick wickets to try and restrict Hampshire's first innings total in their County Championship Division One match.

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Tom Alsop's second first-class hundred helped the visitors end day one on 291-6 with the Bears' Olly Hannon-Dalby (pictured) and Jeetan Patel their only wicket-takers.

While in Division Two, Worcestershire will aim to overtake Durham's first innings total when they resume on 1-1 at New Road.

Pears captain Joe Leach marked his return to Championship cricket with three wickets as the visitors were bowled out for 273.

You can follow all the action on BBC local radio commentary or via the BBC Cricket website.

It started as a joke but Joe Lycett convinced Yvonne Mosquito to open his home extension.

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It started as a joke but comedian Joe Lycett convinced the Lord Mayor of Birmingham to cut the ribbon at the ceremony for his new kitchen extension.

Yvonne Mosquito had initially declined to attend because the event was private but after he opened it up to a public raffle she agreed to go.

Comedian Katherine Ryan, Soccer AM presenter Lloyd Griffith and Nick Owen from BBC Midlands Today were among the guests at the event in Kings Heath in Birmingham.

BBC Radio 1 was also declared the "official radio broadcast partner" with Lycett talking live to Nick Grimshaw from his garden.

Wolves want to take advantage of new guidance to install rail seats at Molineux this summer to help tackle persistent standing by fans.

Newsround

Nearly half of children in Sandwell are living in poverty, according to a new study.

The report, produced by End Child Poverty, looked at England, Scotland and Wales and found that in some of Britain's biggest cities more than 50% of children are living in poverty.

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Sandwell was highlighted as one of the areas facing the highest levels of the issue, with 43.2% of children living in poverty.

The group has called on the government to set up a plan of action to reduce the number of children living in poor conditions.

A government spokesperson told the BBC that they are supporting families to improve their lives through work but added that "some families need more support".

Express and Star

From the Express and Star today:

• Foster carer died after being hit by car yards from Wolverhampton home, external
• Plans for speed bumps in Wednesbury after speeding concerns, external
• Historic mining wheel returned for war memorial off A34, external

Local Democracy Reporting Service

A new Islamic girls’ secondary school has been approved following the segregation controversy at the Al-Hijrah School in Birmingham.

The £25m school will be funded by grants from the Department for Education and see a temporary school for 360 students built at Clifton Road, Balsall Heath, and a permanent site for around 600 pupils at Hob Moor Road in Small Heath.

Work is expected to start this October with the school ready to open in 2021.

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A report to the cabinet said the need for the new school has arisen partly due to the removal of secondary provision at Al Hijrah School

The Islamic school in Bordesley Green is to lose its secondary years from September after it was found to be illegally segregating boys and girls.

The new school will be called Eden Girls’ Leadership Academy and ran by Star Academies, the cabinet report confirmed.

BBC Sport

Aston Villa are heading for the Championship play-off final at Wembley after a tense penalty shootout victory over West Bromwich Albion.

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Tammy Abraham's winning spot-kick, after keeper Jed Steer had saved Albion's first two penalties, settled the shootout 4-3 in Villa's favour after a gripping two hours of tension-packed derby drama.

Trailing 2-1 from Saturday's first leg, Albion levelled the tie when Craig Dawson flicked home a near-post header from a long throw.

But, just as much as Dwight Gayle's red card proved crucial at Villa Park, so did the 80th-minute sending-off of Albion captain Chris Brunt as they finished with 10 men for the second time in four days.

Sophie Calvert
Political Reporter, BBC Radio Stoke

Stoke-on-Trent City Council is set to have a Conservative leader and be run by a coalition.

The authority remained under no overall control after the local elections, despite the Labour party targeting it.

Now, the City Independents and the Conservatives have agreed to run it again as a coalition, as they did for the last four years.

The difference is there are more Tories after they gained seven seats in the elections so Conservative councillor Abi Brown's expected to be officially confirmed as council leader next week.

A drug that can slow the effects of spinal muscular atrophy is approved for use on the NHS.

Alex Hamilton
BBC Weather

Any early patches of mist should soon clear away leaving a dry and fine, sunny day.

Here's the full forecast for the West Midlands for Wednesday:

You can get a latest forecast for your part of the region at any other time by going to the BBC Weather website.

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BBC News

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We'll be bringing you all the news, sport, travel and weather for the West Midlands.

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We'll be back with our usual mix of news, sport, travel and weather from 07:00 on Wednesday, but keep an eye out here for more updates before then.

A fundraising event for the Teenage Cancer Trust is planned five years after Stephen Sutton died.

Allen Cook
BBC News

Cash has been stolen from a post office by a man believed to be armed with a shotgun., external

Staffordshire Police said he was carrying a bag when he went into Bolehall Post Office, Amington Road, Tamworth, yesterday afternoon.

He then took the weapon from the bag, demanded money, and when the panic alarm was set off, fled with cash on a moped.

The force has released this CCTV image in connection with its investigation:

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BBC Midlands Today

The founder of a Wolverhampton football club set up 20 years ago to help keep youngsters away from gangs says recent violence in the city is tragic.

Police in the city are stepping up attempts to tackle gangs involved in so-called postcode drugs wars.

Joe Jackson, of New Park Village Football Development, says gang activity "hurts to the core".

He said: "We've been working tirelessly over the years and it doesn't seem to be getting any better.

"We've been trying to do what we're doing from a prevention and intervention perspective, getting the kids in from an earlier age, to give them relevant and consistent messages on how they should conduct themselves."